Frogs are amazing creatures distributed around the globe. They are known by their unique calls, which they use for communication purposes. Frogs are bioindicators because their skin is semi-permeable, allowing them to detect slight changes in the environment, such as temperature, rainfall, and pollution.
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KATHMANDU On a hot and humid day in Bardibas, a town in the lowlands of Nepal, the sun beats down on the dusty roads where vans, cars and motorcycles zoom by, leaving behind a trail of black smoke. People traveling to the plains from the capital Kathmandu stop by to grab lunch as the […]
KATHMANDU They can dig burrows during extreme weather events, run on land, and will eat just about anything. These traits, among others, make mugger crocodiles (Crocodylus palustris) a versatile species capable of adapting to change. “As part of the study, we conducted a count of muggers in the reserve and its buffer zone area, […]
KATHMANDU When conservationist Bed Bahadur Khadka roamed the banks of the Rapti River near Chitwan National Park to monitor gharials released from a breeding center in August 2020, he came across a turtle nest. “We saw that the nest was very close to the flood zone of the river,” said conservationist Santosh Bhattarai, who […]